10th National Handloom Day Celebrations to be held tomorrow

New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): The 10th National Handloom Day will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 7, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the chief guest on the occasion, a press release said.

Union Textiles Minister, Giriraj Singh and Minister of State for External Affairs & Textiles, Pabitra Margherita will attend the function. MPs, eminent personalities, designers, Industry representatives and exporters, Senior Government Officers as well as more than 1000 weavers from across the country will be attending the function.

During the function, the Sant Kabir Awards and National Handloom Awards will be conferred to handloom weavers for their outstanding contribution to the handloom sector. Award Catalogue and Coffee Table Book- “Parampara- Sustainability in Handloom Traditions of India” will be released by the Vice President of India.

Guided by the vision of the Prime Minister, the Government started celebrating National Handloom Day with the first such celebration being held on August 7, 2015. The date was specifically chosen to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement which was launched on August 7, 1905 and encouraged indigenous industries, particularly handloom weavers.

According to the release, National Handloom Day seeks to honour the handloom weavers and provide motivation and a sense of pride to the handloom industry, by appreciating their contribution to the cultural, traditional and economic landscape of the country. The celebrations aim to generate awareness about the importance of the handloom sector and its contribution to the socio-economic development of the country.

As part of the 10th National Handloom Day celebrations, various activities are being organized across the country in all States/UTs. State Governments, Weaver Service Centres under the Office of Development Commissioner(Handloom), Apex Handloom bodies, educational institutions including the National Institute of Fashion Technology and Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, the National Handloom Development Corporation, National Crafts Museum etc are organizing various activities.